Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

argutely

/ɑːˈɡjuːtli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: argute-ly
IPA: /ɑːˈɡjuːtli/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an argute manner.

Example Sentences

"1762, You are wrong,—said my father argutely, and for this plain reason — Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 352)"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argusder.? Latin arguō Latin argūtusder. English argute Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English argutely From argute + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɑːˈɡjuːtli/

Inflected Forms

more argutely (comparative) most argutely (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce argutely?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑːˈɡjuːtli/.
What does argutely mean?: In an argute manner.
Where does argutely come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argusder.? Latin arguō Latin argūtusder. English argute Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English argutely From argute + -ly.

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